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ROB ZOMBIE Bassist PIGGY D. Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with ROB ZOMBIE bassist Matt Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.) at this year's edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Rob Zombie recently canceled all of hi...

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ADRENALINE MOB: Audio Samples Posted Online

ADRENALINE MOB, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy, SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP),bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward, has posted audio samples from its upcoming debut album on the g...

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LEAVES' EYES: New Tour Webisode Posted Online

LEAVES' EYES the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY has posted the second in a series of video reports from the group's current European tour. Check it out below. LEAVES' EYES' latest album, "Meredead", entered the German...

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IN FLAMES: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Sounds Of A Playground Fading", the tenth album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. The CD is being released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, June 17 Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, J...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Talks About SampleWiz App (Video)

Jordan Rudess, the renowned classical pianist and keyboardist for progressive band DREAM THEATER, recently spoke to Byte TV editor Gina Smith about SampleWiz, the long-awaited follow-up to hit app MorphWiz from his own iPad and iPhone app development company, Wizdom Music. Rudess shows how SampleWiz...

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IN FLAMES Bassist Interviewed At Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival (Video)

Chris of the Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band played at this year's edition of the Nova Rock festival on June 13, 2011 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On June 16, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL. You can now listen to the chat below. HAMMERFALL's new album, "Infected", sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The...

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KISS 'Steaming Ahead' With New Album

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to QMI Agency this week about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album. "We have all the songs arranged and written and all that," he said. "Like [2009's] 'Sonic Boom', all the songs were written by the band. Paul [Stanley; guitar, voca...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Infected' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Infected", the new album from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD debuted at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as th...

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MIKE PORTNOY, RUSSELL ALLEN, RICH WARD, MIKE ORLANDO Join Forces In ADRENALINE MOB

ADRENALINE MOB, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy, SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP),bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward, will make its live debut on Friday, June 24 at The Hiro Ballroo...

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TERRORIZER Signs With SEASON OF MIST; New Album In The Works

Legendary grindcore act TERRORIZER has inked a deal with the French label Season Of Mist. The band's new album is in its final stage of production and will be unleashed in early 2012. TERRORIZER's 2011 lineup includes Commando (a.k.a. Pete Sandoval) who remains dug into position on drums, blasting o...

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Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY To Make 'Big Announcement' Tomorrow

Former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed via Twitter that he will make a "big announcement" tomorrow (Wednesday, June 15). In a June 6 online posting, Portnoy stated about his as-yet-undisclosed new project, "While yes, I am indeed VERY pumped on the potential of this...

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FALCONER: 'Vid Rosornas Grav' Video To Make Online Debut

"Vid Rosornas Grav", the new video from Swedish metallers FALCONER, will make its online debut in "a few days," according to the band's guitarist Stefan Weinerhall. The clip will be made available in two versions: Swedish and English (under the title "By The Roses"). The track comes off the band's s...

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FORBIDDEN: New Video Interview With CRAIG LOCICERO

On June 9, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN. You can now watch the chat below. Gene "The Atomic Clock" Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK) filled...

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SHINING Frontman Is Looking Forward To Working With ANDY LA ROCQUE On Next Album

Niklas Kvarforth, founder and frontman of Swedish extreme metallers SHINING, has issued the following statement regarding the recent announcement by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque that he will be working with the band on the recording of its eighth album at his Sonic Train Studios in Varberg,...